Unit 1
What's a Monarch?
a person such as a king or queen.
Define Civics
The study of citizenship and government.
What did the Pilgrims do that later influenced the framers of the Constitution?
The Mayflower Compact influenced the framers of the Constitution.
Define Legislature
a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.
What's a dictator?
a person who rules with complete and absolute power.
What's a citizen?
A legally recognized member of a community.
What's a brief definition of the terms of limited government and majority rule?
A limited government is a government with specific restrictions on its power. The majority Rule is the principle that in a disagreement everyone will accept the decision of the majority.
Define Executive
a person or persons constituting the branch of government charged with executing or carrying out the laws and appointing officials, formulating and instituting the foreign policy, and providing diplomatic representation.
What's an Oligarchy?
a type of dictatorship in which all power is concentrated in a small group of people.
Whats Naturalaztion?
the legal process in which an alien becomes a citizen
What's a brief definition for the terms legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch?
Legislative—Makes laws
Executive—Carries out laws
Judicial—Evaluates laws
Define Veto
The procedure established under the Constitution by which the president refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law.
What's democracy?
people of a nation either rule directly or they elect officials who act behalf
What's does a Democrat favor?
government having a larger role in the economy and protecting the needy through social programs- a smaller role in government when it comes to personal matters
What's a brief definition for the terms amendment, repeal, and cabinet?
Amendment- is a written change made to the constitution
Repeal- to cancel
Cabinet- a president's helper
Define Majority rule
a decision rule that selects alternatives that have a majority, that is more than half the votes
What's a constitution?
A written plan of government. This describes how the government is organized. Laws are recorded so people can obey them.
What does a Republican favor?
a smaller role in the economy, lower taxes. Believes if government stays out of the economy the economy will provide jobs for the needy
The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterward, was the
Article of Confederation
Define Senate
a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature